by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 9,039 people earned their degree in religious studies, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States. In , religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,289 and had an average of $30,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 70 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,325 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,140 and $21,982 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. That schools that top this list have a program in religious studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naropa University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Idaho landed the #4 spot on the list. The College of Idaho is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Caldwell, Idaho. It awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 5 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Utah State University
University of Wyoming landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Utah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 0 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Colorado Boulder ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 9 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Studies at University of Colorado Boulder
With a ranking of #9, Regis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Religious Studies at University of Denver
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